diff --git a/planetstack/util/logger.py b/planetstack/util/logger.py
index 36858e7..209dd27 100644
--- a/planetstack/util/logger.py
+++ b/planetstack/util/logger.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
             try:
                 from config import Config
                 logfile = Config().observer_log_file
-            else:
+            except:
                 logfile = "/var/log/planetstack.log"
 
         if not loggername: